Muffin the Familiar's page

While Lee and Thren are chatting, Muffin ambles in.
He seems, if anything, bigger and sleeker than Thren remembers.
"Hello, Threnody. Did Lehland tell you he knows how to fly now? He's a beginner and I try to not critique him too harshly when he crashes into things."
And with that he curls up next to Lee.
Muffin seems less insistent on being petted but seems to enjoy it more.

Muffin, from up in the rigging, keeps an eye out for anything unexpected for Lee and the rest of his crewmates.

Perception - prayer: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 14 + 1 = 23

Muffin seeks cover and heads to the rigging.
He'll stay out of sight and overwatch for Lee and the rest of the party.
Stealth: 1d20 + 23 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 23 + 2 = 43

If you want me to roll saves I'll be glad to, but I've no idea what to roll yet.

Clear.

Using the stairs as a guide, Muffin flies full speed to get help from the crew.

He flies at 90' normally, so if he's sprinting that's 360' per round. I'll leave it to GMDQ to figure out the speed of the response.

Round #1

Lee's Round #1 actions don't need to be adjusted in light of Lark's redo.

Muffin hovers behind Lee, peeking over Lee's shoulder. He'll translate as needed for Lee and will shamelessly use Lee as cover.

Should we maybe arrange ourselves on the Land Battle Map? You know, to make sure we are getting the best view of Thren's performance? Yeah, that's the ticket...

Muffin takes in what the mastodon mother was emoting and relates it to Lee as well as he can.

Muffin flies N then N then N and hovers over Lee.

Muffin remains approximately over Lee and as hidden as he can be.

When he speaks, everyone hears what he says in their native tongue.

"He's assuming, of course, that you all want or need help. Really, we'd just like to say 'Hello' and not start off with a lot of violence and bad feelings. Can we do that?"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

Muffin takes to the air. He'll stay over Lee.
Stealth: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (1) + 23 = 24

Round 1

Muffin steps SE then SE.

I thought Thren ran off to prep the crew for trouble? And Muffin's in the boat, being very low key...

Round 6

Muffin withdraws.

Muffin moves W then W with Lee.

With a hiss, Muffin moves W then W then W then NW

Oof. I need to not post on my phone. Makes me sound like my brains are jangled.

Regarding the construction of the Staff Of Minor Arcana, we're assuming 8th level caster? 4 missiles per Magic Missile spell? 8 minutes per Shield spell? And you are correct, 10 charges is max.

Lee could make use of the boots. It will solve a, ahem, movement issue he's been suffering with. Can Thren use the staff to upgrade her arcane offense and defense?

The way this fight was going I figured one of you guys was going to end up needing this. Save it for another day!

I thought for sure Lee would be a candidate. How would casting be with the claw instead of a regular hand?

Lee should have started the healing process with 2HP.
And Lee is likewise down to cantrips, which he's failing to mention in front of Varossa.

Muffin, seeing Lark's success with Varossa, turns to Lee and tries to claw and bite one of the barbs out of him.

Remove Barb - Healing - DC15: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

And manages to do so.

This assumes, of course, the same DC for Lee barbs as Varossa barbs.

Round 4

The now spell-infused Muffin moves E then E then SE.

Upon arriving at Orsilar (and suffering whatever AoO he dishes out) Muffin takes a swipe at the monster.

Touch Attack - Orsilar - AC 12: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 2 = 13

Thanks to Thren's music, he hits.

Damage - Shocking Grasp - Orsilar: 5d6 ⇒ (4, 2, 2, 1, 2) = 11

Round 3

Muffin 5' Steps SW.

He attempts to touch Redclaw

Touch Attack - Redclaw - AC10: 1d20 + 8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 8 + 3 + 2 = 21

Damage - Redclaw - Shocking Grasp: 5d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 4, 6, 1) = 19

Legendary Swashbucklers 0 / Kitty Cats 1

Muffin's placement is exactly correct

Round 2

Muffin moves N then N then NW then W.

Muffin attempts a touch attack on Redclaw.
Touch attack - Redclaw - AC10: 1d20 + 8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 3 + 1 = 14
Aided by Thren's music (and the fact that Redclaw's claw is made of metal), Muffin lays a paw on Redclaw.
Damage - Redclaw - Shocking Grasp: 5d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 4, 4, 2) = 17
Zot!

Can Muffin make it down into the hold?

Muffin move NW then NW.
He seeks cover between the coral and the mast.
He looks like he's guarding Lee from Varossa. He's focused on her and his tail twitches like he's stalking.

Wisdom - DC 20: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Muffin does a little self petting around her legs in a show of appreciation.

Does Muffin get any more of the 'scarily evil' feel/smell/mojo from beyond Lee's Web spell?

Perception - Beyond the Web: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Some mysteries were never meant to be solved...

Muffin rides shotgun with Lee.
As an aside, this is the first damage Muffin has taken in the campaign. So far I've been very careful with him.

Muffin jumps off of Lee's shoulder and sniffs around for Varossa.

Perception - Sniffing About: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Fortitude - DC13: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Whew!

Muffin withdraws from combat.

He moves N 10' then around the north side of the tree before joining back up with Lee.

Muffin withdraws from combat.

He moves 35' NE, away from Scuttles.

Muffin moves S then SE then E.

Muffin Hops up onto Lee to avoid the crab that's closing in on them.
Or maybe he's looking for a better spot to pounce from...

Mrrow?

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

"Mrrow?" And digs claws into Lee's shoulder.

Muffin rides with Lee.

This may be my fault, but I failed to note that Kech 1, along with being Grappled, probably has full cover. It's a side effect of being webbed.

Muffin sniffs the air.

Survival (Tracking?): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

If successful, Muffin will indicate a direction for Lee to follow with as much precision as possible.

Did I read that we needed to make a DC10 Swim check at the start of every round in order to do normal stuff? Or am I mistaken?

Checking in.

It's somewhere between 12% and 14% of a plan...

Typo above. Copy-and-paste error. The 2nd roll should have been "Damage", not "Ranged Touch". Again.

Round #1

Muffin moves to rejoin Lee.